Feature

  • 31Feature — Funktion; Besonderheit; Eigenschaft; Funktionalität * * * Fea|ture 〈[ fi:tʃə(r)] n. 15 oder f. 10〉 1. 〈Zeitungsw.〉 durch die Aufmachung hervorgehobener Bericht 2. 〈Radio; …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 32feature — {{11}}feature (n.) early 14c., make, form, fashion, from Anglo Fr. feture, from O.Fr. faiture deed, action; fashion, shape, form; countenance, from L. factura a formation, a working, from pp. stem of facere make, do, perform (see FACTITIOUS (Cf.… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 33feature — 1. noun 1) a typical feature of French music Syn: characteristic, attribute, quality, property, trait, hallmark, trademark; aspect, facet, factor, ingredient, component, element, theme; peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, quirk …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 34feature — noun 1》 a distinctive attribute or aspect.     ↘a part of the face, such as the mouth, making a significant contribution to its overall appearance. 2》 a newspaper or magazine article or a broadcast programme devoted to a particular topic.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 35feature — 1. noun 1) a feature of Indian music Syn: characteristic, attribute, quality, property, trait, hallmark, aspect, facet, factor, ingredient, component, element 2) her delicate features Syn …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 36feature — This word, admittedly overused, is now acceptable as a noun (What is the feature of the show?), an adjective (This is the feature attraction), and a verb (The newspaper featured that story). Its use to mean to imagine or to conceive of is… …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 37feature — Synonyms and related words: 3 D, Cinemascope, Cinerama, Technicolor, Western, act, adjunct, advertise, affection, air, angle, animated cartoon, appurtenance, aroma, article, article of commerce, article of merchandise, aspect, attribute,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 38feature — n. & v. n. 1 a distinctive or characteristic part of a thing. 2 (usu. in pl.) a distinctive part of the face, esp. with regard to shape and visual effect. 3 a distinctive or regular article in a newspaper or magazine. 4 a (in full feature film) a …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 39feature — [14] Feature comes ultimately from Latin factūra, a derivative of the verb facere ‘do, make’ which meant literally ‘making, formation’. Elements of this original sense remained when the word reached English via Old French faiture – when John… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 40feature in — be a feature of or take an important part in. → feature …

    English new terms dictionary